The Science Museum 100 Maths Ideas in 100 Words by DK
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Category: Science
Maths: 100 Ideas in 100 Words offers the essential facts at your fingertips, satisfying your mathematical curiosity and helping you to understand the biggest concepts in maths in concise, 100-word summaries.This book introduces 100 key areas of maths such as geometry, algebra, probability and pure maths ...Show more
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe 1: Space, Time and Motion by Sean Carroll
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Category: Science
A landmark new series from the prize-winning scientist and communicator In this major trilogy, Sean Carroll opens up the world of physics and shows that you don't necessarily need a science degree to gain a deeper insight into the workings of the universe. Starting with the ideas that revolutionised our ...Show more
Stars and Planets by DK
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Category: Science
A compact, comprehensive guide to looking at stars and planets for readers from around the worldThe clearest, most accessible guide to observing the night sky. Authoritative text, crystal-clear charts, and a systematic approach make the DK Handbook of Star and Planets the perfect beginner's guide to the ...Show more
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks
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Category: Science | Series: Picador Collection
CELEBRATING FIFTY YEARS OF PICADOR BOOKSIf a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self - himself - he cannot know it, because he is no longer there to know it.In this extraordinary book, Dr. Oliver Sacks recounts the stories of patients struggling to a ...Show more
The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
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Category: Science
'We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it. The idea of the book is simply to try to understand the extraordinary contraption that is us.' Bill Bryson sets off to explore the human body, how it functions and its remarkable ab ...Show more
The One Thing You Need to Know: The Simple Way to Understand the Most Important Ideas in Science by Marcus Chown
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Category: Science
From gravity to black holes, tides to global warming, this authoritative and entertaining book from bestselling author Marcus Chown breaks down complex science into manageable chunks, explaining the one thing you really need to know to get to grips with the subject. In a world in which most people a ...Show more
Elusive by Frank Close
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Category: Science
The story of the Higgs boson - the so-called 'God particle' - and the man who thought of it In the summer of 1964, a reclusive young professor at the University of Edinburgh wrote two scientific papers which have come to change our understanding of the most fundamental building blocks of matter and the ...Show more
Faking It: Artificial Intelligence in a Human World by Toby Walsh
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Category: Science
A prescient analysis of what makes artificial intelligence so ... artificial Artificially intelligent machines are set to play an increasingly important role in our lives. They will take the dirty tasks of life off our hands, as well as the dull, the difficult and the dangerous - which is a good thing. ...Show more
Earth: Over 4 Billion Years in the Making by Chris Packham
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Category: Science
‘Combines the natural history of programmes such as David Attenborough’s Planet Earth with the planetary focus of Brian Cox’s Universe’ Guardian A beautiful, full colour book to accompany the 5 part BBC TV series telling the most important story of all, the deep history of our own planet. With the trade ...Show more
Unsolved Mysteries - Unexplained Events and Paranormal Phenomena from Around the World by Jamie King
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Category: Science
Seek the truth at the heart of the world's most bizarre cases in this chilling collection of unsolved mysteriesDid you hear about the woman who died inside a tree?What about the legend of the Beast of Bodmin Moor?Do you know that UFOs flew over Belgium?Intriguing, captivating and downright bizarre, this ...Show more
Four Ways of Thinking: Statistical, Interactive, Chaotic and Complex by David Sumpter
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Category: Science
How can we see through the chaos and complexity of our lives?Beyond all the facts and figures, there is just one question at the heart of science- what is the best way to think about the world? Yet in our everyday lives, this is something we rarely consider. How often do we wonder about our own thinking ...Show more
The Universe: The Book of the BBC TV Series Presented by Professor Brian Cox by Andrew Cohen, Professor Brian Cox
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Category: Science
Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell. We once thought of our Earth as unique, but we have now discovere ...Show more